CHELTENHAM CONFIRMED AS CITY'S CHECKATRADE TROPHY OPPONENTS

Sky Bet League Two side Cheltenham Town have been confirmed as City's next opponents in this season's Checkatrade Trophy.

Stuart McCall's Bantams will take on Cheltenham at the LCI Rail Stadium in round three after the Robins defeated Leicester City U21s 6-1 this Tuesday evening.

With City assistant Kenny Black in the crowd, Cheltenham claimed a high-scoring round two victory over the Foxes thanks to a hat-trick from Diego De Girolamo, plus efforts from Dan O'Shaughnessy, Billy Waters and Amari Morgan-Smith.

City's round three tie at Cheltenham will take place on Tuesday 17 January 2017 - kick off 7:45pm.

The draw for the quarter-finals of the competition will take place this Thursday (12 January).